Category Archives: Sports News

Tennis: A Call to Ranks

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Kirsty

Guest Post by Anna MacDiarmid, Editorial Intern for Team Sport The first major event on the tennis calendar, the Australian Open, is well underway. And the question on every tennis fan’s lips is: who will raise the trophy this year? … Continue reading →

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Spring Highlights

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Kirsty

Just a quick sneak preview of some of our Spring highlights…       … Inspired? You should be! We’ll keep you posted on all our upcoming titles throughout the year. Happy 2013!  from Team Sport at Bloomsbury

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The Inside Track: Sports Journalism

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Kirsty

Journalism, like many industries, has a language all of its own. Fortunately, it isn’t too complicated and is quite easy to pick up. In his new book Sports Journalism (out 20th December 2012), James Toney, managing editor at national press … Continue reading →

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Le Metier Michael Barry retires

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Kirsty

Canadian cycling star Michael Barry has announced that he is calling time on his professional cycling career at the end of the season. Having ridden for US Postal, Discovery Channel and Columbia-HTC, Barry will end his successful career at Team … Continue reading →

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A Veritable Decathlon of Sports Films

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Kirsty

Guest post by Jonathan Eyers Good sports movies are few and far between. For every Caddyshack there are a dozen Mike Bassett: England Managers. But they do keep churning them out. In the last ten years there have been no … Continue reading →

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Triathlon Triumph

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Kirsty

Feeling inspired by the success of the Brownlee brothers? Thinking of taking up Triathlon or just want to improve your current sporting performance? Why not check out our Triathlon titles for guidance of avoiding injury, techniques and training tips for … Continue reading →

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#AllezWiggo

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Kirsty

Dedicated sports lovers are we at Team Sport and huge supporters of British Cycling. Always close to the action, Charlotte Croft (Head of Sport and Fitness) cheered on Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome at the Men’s Road Race last Saturday … Continue reading →

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#HomeAdvantage

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Kirsty

Happy Olympics, Everybody!  Good luck, Team GB! Let the Games begin!  

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The Ancient Olympics laid bare…

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Kirsty

The tittering schoolboy version of the history of the Olympic Games would have us believe the Ancient Greeks used to strip naked, oil themselves up and then fight to the death in a stadium at Olympia. And believe them we … Continue reading →

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Do you fancy being the next Bradley Wiggins?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Naomi

Yesterday Bradley Wiggins became the first British rider to win the Tour de France. Dust off that cycling helmet and discover your inner cyclist, with our range of cycling books from Bloomsbury. Train with the experts from start to finish … Continue reading →

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